Hi Sam, Sorry, it sounds like a good idea, but the two languages (or systems) are so unalike that it's like saying "can't you modify that book in Chinese so it's readable for us in English?". You really do have to start over. And, even if they were very similar, the authors of those scripts usually don't publish their source code (as we usually do in the Window-Eyes community, in order to help other developers), most often because they are charging money for their scripts. Chip From: Samuel Wilkins [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2014 3:24 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Two of the few reasons I won't switch to Window-eyes as a primary screen reader This has brought to light something with which we can pick the brains of all those app developers on the list. Would it not be possible to modify Jaws scripts so that the programmes that are scripted with Jaws (such as Rhapsody and Band in a Box) can work with Window-Eyes? I know it will be necessary to know the jaws programming Language, but I don't see why it can't be done, unless of course there is copy protection. Regards, Samuel Wilkins From: Christopher-Mark Gilland [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 20 April 2014 00:03 To: [email protected] Subject: Two of the few reasons I won't switch to Window-eyes as a primary screen reader So, I've been playing now with Window-eyes for about a week, and I must say... I'm blown away! I cannot get over how well it works on XP, 7, and definitely especially! Windows 8! All of this said however, some of you may or may not know from other lists that I'm on, I am a professional musician/audio engineer. Most of my work is done on my mac with ProTools, yes, however, there are two programs which in my field are absolutely paramount! that I use. there is no way around either. Neither one can be dropped, or I'd lose my job. One of them is Rhapsody from Real Networks. Currently, I am having to turn off W E, and fire up JAWS to use it, as the interface is somewhat strange how things are laid out, thus, I use the Rhapsody Blind scripts. Basically they do things like helping me move focus into the html content area of the program etc. Before anyone asks can't you use the mouse pointer in W E and just click somewhere in the area to focus and turn on browse mode? In theory? Yes. the issue is that sometimes it doesn't seem to work. I can't even give you a senario where it won't work. It seems to be randomly inconsistent. The other program which is by far and away more of a must have is PG-Music's Band in a Box 2012 Ultra Edition. I have again, the jaws scripts that were made by Peter Torpy, and they work phinominally, however, again, I hate having to use the fish any more than absolutely necesary. the issue with Band in A Box is kind of the same wall we ran up against with Cakewalk Sonar. It's very very graphical for one thing. The other thing is depending on certain circumstances, the main chord sheet window visually changes to accomidate whatever you're doing. Also, though I don't know the specifics of how this was done, he has it in the jfw scripts where pressing left and right arrows keys, as well as up and down arrow keys will move you from one section of a bar in your chord sheet to another. for instance. When I start out a song in the key of C mager, I land on the first field of the chord sheet which is pronounced as, C: 1,1. So this tells me, I'm on a C chord, and I'm in bar 1, beat 1. Then if I would right arrow, I'd go to bar 1, beat 3. One more right arrow and I'm on bar 2, beat 1, and again, bar 2, beat 3. Etc. Without the scripts, I can't even arrow around the chord sheet. It's not a matter of you are actually moving, but Window-eyes isn't telling you so. It literally will not even move focus. The mouse pointer at this time is pretty much a forget it! Don't even attempt! I wouldn't even begin! to know how to script or set this! My guess is you'd have to do both, and probably more on the scripting side. It would be pretty heavy work if I had to guess. I'm not sure it would be all that difficult, as much as just involved. I'd be glad to pay someone to make me custom W E scripts/sets, but, I couldn't do anything until the 3rd of next month when I get my check. Also we'd have to find a way to get the program to you for testing. the whole program, by the time you put all the real tracks samples etc. together is around, may god be my witness, 80 gigs! I know what I just said! I didn't say meggabyes. Yes, I do know the difference. I'd better! seeing I have several computer certifications. I said exactly what I said: 80 gigs, or 80,000 megs! Well, ok, fine, technically a gig isn't 1000 megs, it's 1024 megs, so you're looking more like, 81,920MB, but who's counting. Obviously me, LOL! The point is, you'd probably have to send me a USB hard drive, let me load it, then mail it back to you. I dono how we'd deal with that, but we'd work something out. This is the main reason though that I won't, and can't, switch totally to W E. If it wasn't for those 2 programs, I'd be W E all the way, and would never ever look back. Chris.
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